Crontab to English

Summary

Paste a cron expression and get a plain-English schedule description with the next upcoming run times.

How it works

1. Type or paste a standard 5-field cron expression into the input field.
2. The plain-English schedule description appears immediately below it.
3. Scroll down to see the next 5 upcoming run times computed from now.
4. Click any example to load it and see how it is parsed.
5. Click "Copy Description" to copy the plain-English text.

Use cases

• Understand an unfamiliar cron line found in a server crontab.
• Double-check a schedule before deploying a cron job.
• Explain a scheduled task to a teammate who does not read cron syntax.
• Verify the next run times match what you expect before shipping.
• Build a cron expression from scratch by trial and error.

Frequently Asked Questions